As Brits prepare for the Bank Holiday weekend, new research reveals that almost half do not know the meaning of some of the most common road signs – but what about you?

With the Bank Holiday weekend set to see many families heading on the roads – either to return from the summer vacation or get a last break before the kids head back to school – it seems that almost half of UK drivers are not sure about what some of the country’s most common road signs mean.

In the research, commissioned by Europcar UK, drivers were asked to identify eight road signs with mixed results.

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Now read on to see how you compare to the people asked in the survey

Drivers were asked to correctly name signs including those for ‘no-bus zone’, ‘uneven road’ and ‘no through road’.

Reassuringly, nine in 10 drivers could correctly name the ‘lane closure’ sign on motorways. However, 40% of drivers confused a ‘bump in the road’ with a ‘speed bump’ sign.

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Regionally, motorists from the North East and Wales scored the highest overall, correctly answering 5 of the questions on average compared to drivers in London who answered less than half the correct answers.

Here's the percentages of correct answers from the Europcar research.

“With hundreds of signs frequenting the UK’s roadside, it’s understandable that drivers can end up getting a little lost with their meanings”, said Gary Smith, Managing Director of Europcar UK Group.

“Although Europcar UK can’t help drivers to identify road signs on their journey, we can give drivers one less thing to worry about knowing they’ll be travelling in a vehicle with plenty of space for the whole family to get away this Bank Holiday weekend.”